Chicken Soup For Curing Colds Recipes

HEALING HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a large dutch oven to medium high heat.
• Add grape seed oil and onion. Saute for 2-3 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
• Next, add in garlic cloves, fresh ginger, carrots, celery and turmeric. Saute for 3 minutes, stirring the entire time.
• Then add in lentils, stir to mix everything together and place the raw chicken breast on top of the veggies. Pour chicken broth over top and add in fresh thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, until chicken in no longer pink.
• Once chicken is cooked, remove from from the pot. Shred using a fork and add chicken back to the pot along with torn kale.
• Simmer soup for another 5 minutes. Remove stems of thyme and rosemary from the soup. Finish with juice from one lemon.
• Serve.

CURE MY COLD! CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5 or 6 quart stock pot over moderate heat, melt the butter in the oil. Add the chicken and brown it lightly, stirring occasionally -- about 5 minutes.
• Add the stock, carrots, celery, onion, rice, parsley, salt and pepper. Cover, bring to a simmer over low heat, then cook until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

CURE-A-COLD SPRING CHICKEN SOUP (FROM RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the chicken, halved onion, garlic, bay leaf and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through, 15-20 minutes.
• While the chicken is cooking, in a soup pot or Dutch oven, heat the EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, carrots and celery; add the sugar and season with salt and pepper. Cover the pot and cook until the vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and 2 cups water to the pot and bring to a boil. Shred the poached chicken into pieces and add to the soup. Stir in the egg noodles and cook until al dente, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the scallions, parsley, dill and lemon peel. Season with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN SOUP FOR A COLD

Steps:

• In a large pot add chicken, breast side down, onion, thyme, bay leaf, and garlic. Add enough water to cover; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes. Skim any foam that rises to the top and discard.
• Remove chicken from pot, and let stand until cool enough to handle. Skim fat from surface of soup, if desired, and discard. Remove meat from bones; discard skin and bones. Shred meat into bite-size pieces, and return to pot.
• Add celery, carrots, potato, egg noodles and parsley. Cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Squeeze fresh limejuice into soup and stir. Can also squeeze into individual bowls before serving.

CURE A COLD CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot place the chicken and cover with cold water about two inches from the top of the chicken.
• Bring to a simmer-- skim the white foam off of the top-- this will take about 10 minutes.
• When the foam stops coming to the top-- add the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, poultry seasoning, salt peppercorns and ground pepper and bay leaves.
• Simmer for about 45 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients and simmer another 20 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
• Taste soup and adjust seasonings to your taste.
• Remove the chicken pieces to a platter and let cool enough to handle--take the meat off the bones and put the chicken meat back into the soup pot.
• Enjoy and your cold will go away sooner.